Qualified DC:
| Basic element | Refinement | Status | Encoding schemes |
| Title | – | M | None |
| Alternative | MA | ||
| Creator | – | M | None |
| Subject | GOO, NBC, LCSH, MESH, DDC, LCC, UDC, LOCAL | MA | Choice of keywords and classifications is free. Use refinements when appropriate. |
| Description | – | MA | None |
| TableOfContents | R | ||
| Abstract | R | ||
| Publisher | – | MA | None |
| Contributor | – | O | None |
| Date | – dateAccepted dateCopyrighted Created Valid Available Issued Modified dateSubmitted |
M R R R R R R R R |
Date | ISO 8601 W3C-DTF Created is default in mapping |
| Type | – | M | METIS-list with additional DCMI types. |
| Format | – Extent Medium |
R R R |
IANA list of MIME types |
| Identifier | – Bibl. citation |
M R |
URI |
| Source | – | O | None |
| Language | – | R | ISO 639-1 |
| Relation | – Isversionof Hasversion Replacedby Replaces Requiredby Requires Ispartof Haspart Isreferredby References Isformatof hasFormat Conformsto |
R R R R R R R R R R R R R R |
None |
| Coverage | – Spatial Temporal |
O R R |
Point ISO 3166 Box TGN Period |
| Rights | – Access rights License Rights holder |
M MA O O |
None |
| Audienc | –
Mediator |
O
O |
None |